1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit

The 1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit was a professional tennis circuit held in the United States from January until March that year. It consisted of 13 tournaments and was organized by Bill Riordan and sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA).[1][2]

1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit

Details
Duration	January 1, 1973 – 19 March 1973
Edition	3rd
Tournaments	13
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Jimmy Connors (6)
Most tournament finals	Jimmy Connors (9)
Prize money leader	Jimmy Connors (37,700)
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Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Jan	Baltimore International Indoors Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Carpet – 16S/8D	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–5	Sandy Mayer	Clark Graebner Dick Stockton	Paul Gerken Ian Crookenden Pat Cramer Herb Fitzgibbon
		Jimmy Connors Clark Graebner 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Sandy Mayer Paul Gerken
15 Jan	Birmingham International Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.	Sandy Mayer 6–4, 7–6	Charlie Owens	Clark Graebner Jürgen Fassbender	Pat DuPré Pat Cramer John Cooper Mike Belkin
		Jürgen Fassbender Pat Cramer 6–4, 7–5	Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner
15 Jan	Roanoke International Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. Hard – S4	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3	Ian Fletcher	Tito Vázquez John Paish	Jaime Pinto-Bravo Ian Crookenden Butch Seewagen Juan Gisbert Sr.
		Jimmy Connors Juan Gisbert, Sr. 6–0, 7–6	Ian Fletcher Butch Seewagen
28 Jan	Omaha Open Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Hard – 16S/16S	Ilie Năstase 5–0, ret.	Jimmy Connors	Juan Gisbert Sr. Jürgen Fassbender	Pat Cramer Ion Țiriac Paul Gerken Sandy Mayer
		William Brown Mike Estep walkover	Jimmy Connors Juan Gisbert, Sr.
28 Jan	Des Moines Open Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. Hard – 16S/16S	Clark Graebner 7–5, 5–7, 6–4	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	Karl Meiler Juan Gisbert, Sr.	Szabolcz Baranyi Jaime Pinto-Bravo Pat Cramer Ian Fletcher
		Jan Kukal Jiří Hřebec 4–6, 7–6, 6–1	Ion Țiriac Juan Gisbert, Sr.

February

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Feb	Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. Hard – 16S/8D	Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–2	Paul Gerken	Ilie Năstase Szabolcs Baranyi	Jiří Hřebec Jürgen Fassbender Juan Gisbert Sr. Mike Estep
		Mike Estep Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 7–6	Jan Kukal Jiří Hřebec
12 Feb	Indoor Championships Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Ilie Năstase 6–4, 7–6	Paul Gerken	Ion Țiriac Juan Gisbert, Sr.	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Pat Cramer Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler
		Ilie Năstase Mike Estep 6–7, 7–5, 6–3	Péter Szőke Szabolcs Baranyi
19 Feb	U.S. National Indoor Championships Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–6	Karl Meiler	Frank Froehling Brian Gottfried	Charlie Owens Sandy Mayer John Austin Ilie Năstase
		Jürgen Fassbender Juan Gisbert, Sr. 2–6, 6–4, 6–3	Clark Graebner Ilie Năstase
26 Feb	Hampton, Virginia, U.S.	Jimmy Connors 4–6. 6–3, 7–5, 6–3	Ilie Năstase	Paul Gerken Mike Estep

March

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Mar	Paramus, New Jersey, U.S. Hard – 16S/8D	Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–2	Clark Graebner	Juan Gisbert, Sr. Ilie Năstase	Sandy Mayer Ion Țiriac Vitas Gerulaitis Steve Siegel
5 Mar	Garcia Classic San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.	Alex Metreveli 6–4, 6–4, 0–6, 7–5	Roger Taylor
19 Mar	Equity Funding Championship Washington D.C., U.S. Carpet – 32S	Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2	Jimmy Connors	Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Ian Fletcher Billy Martin Paul Gerken
19 Mar	Mississippi Indoors Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. Hard – 16S/D16	Eddie Dibbs 5–7, 6–1, 7–5	Frew McMillan	Sherwood Stewart Raz Reid	Zan Guerry Jaime Pinto-Bravo Charles Owens Clark Graebner

Prize money standings

Rk	Name	Prize money
1	Jimmy Connors (USA)	$37,700
2	Ilie Năstase (ROM)	$20,125
3	Clark Graebner (USA)	$15,250
4	Jürgen Fassbender (FRG)	$12,150
5	Juan Gisbert, Sr. (ESP)	$10,375
6	Karl Meiler (FRG)	$9,525
7	Sandy Mayer (USA)	$9,425
8	Paul Gerken (USA)	$8,975
9	Nicky Kalo (GRE)	$6,300
10	Ion Țiriac (ROM)	$6.050

See also

• 1973 Grand Prix circuit
• 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 327–329. ISBN 9780362001686.
2. "Indoor Open". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Newspapers.com. March 12, 1973. p. 20.

External links

• 1973 ATP tournament schedule